# Accident 19760610018209A: Piper PA20, Memphis, TN, June 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1976
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Gen Dewitt Spain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6896K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6896K-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,009 total, 9 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760610018209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAILWHEEL SPRING BROKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD76FLT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT16), Jun 10, 1976: Piper PA-20 (N6896K), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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